Names Like Kentaro — Find Similar Baby Names
Kentaro is a 7-letter Japanese boys' name meaning “Sharp; Big Boy”. This page collects 98 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including Japanese cousins like Aiko and Akeno, rhyming names ending in -aro like Caro and Faro, and names sharing the “sharp” concept like Aquilina and Grindan.
For the full Kentaro profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Kentaro page.
More Japanese Names
24 baby names that share Kentaro’s Japanese origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aiko | Little Love; Beloved | Female |
| Akeno | In The Morning; Bright Shining Field | Male |
| Aki | Born In Autumn | Female |
| Akiko | Autumn Child; Iris | Female |
| Akina | Spring Flower | Female |
| Anda | Meet At The Field; Also A Japanese Surname. | Female |
| Aneko | Older Sister | Female |
| Benjiro | Enjoy Peace | Male |
| Botan | Peony | Male |
| Chika | Near | Female |
| Chiko | A Unisexual Name Meaning "Arrow Or Pledge." | Male |
| Chiyo | Thousand Years; Eternal | Female |
| Cho | Butterfy | Female |
| Dai | Great | Female |
| Danno | Field Gathering; Also A Surname | Male |
| Emiko | Smiling Blessed Beautiful Child. | Female |
| Eriko | Child With A Collar | Female |
| Gin | Silvery | Female |
| Goro | Fifth Son | Male |
| Hana | Flower; Blossom | Female |
| Haru | Born In The Spring | Female |
| Haruko | Spring Child | Female |
| Hiroshi | Generous | Male |
| Hisa | Long-Lasting | Female |
7-Letter K-Names Like Kentaro
24 names that share Kentaro's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Kentaro's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Kentaro
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Kentaro.
Names That Rhyme with Kentaro
14 baby names that share Kentaro's last 3 letters — -aro. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro | Feminine Variant Of Charles Meaning Manly | English | Female |
| Faro | Reference To The Card Game Faro. | Spanish | Male |
| Maro | Myself | Japanese | Male |
| Taro | Big Boy; First Son | Japanese | Male |
| Cearo | Sorrow | Anglo | Female |
| Charo | Nickname For Rosario. Variant Of Rosa. | Spanish | Female |
| Alvaro | Truth-Speaker Or Guardian. | German | Male |
| Cesaro | Long Haired | Spanish | Male |
| Itxaro | Hope | Spanish | Female |
| Lazaro | Help Of God | Spanish | Male |
| Elazaro | God Has Helped | Hebrew | Male |
| Keitaro | Blessed | Japanese | Male |
| Lazzaro | God Will Help | Hebrew | Male |
| Montaro | Big Boy | Japanese | Male |
Names That Start Like Kentaro
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Kentaro — Ken-. Good for parents who like Kentaro's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | Strong; Physically Healthy | Japanese | Male |
| Kenn | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Ken- | English | Male |
| Kent | Chief | Celtic | Male |
| Kenan | Malawi Name. Meaning Unknown. | African | Male |
| Kendi | Unknown | Spanish | Female |
| Kengi | Loma Of W. Africa Name Taken From The Subject Of A Loma Folktale Me... | African | Female |
| Kenji | Intelligent Second Son; Strong And Vigorous | Japanese | Male |
| Kenly | From The King's Meadow | English | Male |
| Kenny | Handsome | Irish | Male |
| Kenya | East African Name Meaning "Artist." | African | Female |
| Kenzy | The Fair One. Abbreviation Of Mckenzie. | Scottish | Female |
| Kenath | Spanish | Male | |
| Kendal | From The Bright Valley | Celtic | Male |
| Kendel | Royal Valley. Surname Referring To Kent In England. | English | Male |
| Kendra | "Prophetess." | Anglo | Female |
| Kendyl | Royal Valley Referring To Kent In England. | English | Female |
| Kenelm | Defends The Family | English | Male |
| Kenley | From The King's Meadow | English | Male |